To the Editor:

I have been a trustee on the board of the Newtown Historical Society for over 30 years, and I have been putting on antique shows for a couple of antique organizations for years.

So in 2011, I put one on for the Historical Society at the Reed School. At 9 am that day I was standing at the door greeting attendees when Lincoln Sander walked in the door.

He was our president at the time.

He looked around and said “wow, this is beautiful!” I was flattered to death that a person who used to be the head of the Antique Dealers Association liked my show. I was already exhausted having been up since 5 am, but he made my day!

Lincoln was an extremely nice person and very intelligent. I learned a lot from him. I miss him already.

Louise Baker

Newtown